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Elections 2019: EC ropes airlines urging passengers to cast their vote
Updated On: 09 April, 2019 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Arita Sarkar
EC ropes in seven airlines to make in-flight announcements urging passengers to cast their vote, and put up posters with awareness messages at the arrival counters

The posters will be put up near the arrival counters of the domestic and international airports and will also be run on the screens displaying flight information
Those on a vacation or planning one, don't forget to cast your vote for the Lok Sabha elections – is the message the Election Commission (EC) wants to spread by roping in various airlines as part of their initiative to increase the voter turnout in the upcoming polls. Hence, don't be surprised if you hear flight attendants urging you to vote or airport ground staff handing out boarding passes bearing voting messages.
As part of the initiative taken up by the EC, posters designed by their Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP), will be displayed near the arrival counters of the Domestic and International Airports. Even the screens displaying flight information will run the posters. "In order to mobilise voters, we are spreading awareness at the domestic and international airports.
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